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BURST: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Sweden's BURST will release its new album, "Lazarus Bird", via Relapse Records on the following dates: USA: September 16 Germany: September 19 Rest of Europe: September 22 Two tracks from the CD — "Cripple God" and "(We Watched) The Silver Rain" — are available for streaming on the band's MySpace pa...
July 16, 2008
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Reunited DRIVER To Release 'Sons Of Thunder' In September

Reunited '80s melodic heavy rock band DRIVER — featuring powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) and acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, HELLOWEEN) — will release its d...
July 16, 2008
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TRIXTER: Footage Of ROCKLAHOMA Press Conference Available

The members of TRIXTER, along with moderator Eddie Trunk (XM's Boneyard host who also has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM),took part in a press conference at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma on Saturday, July 12. The 10-minute press conference was...
July 15, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA: Video Footage From Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL Posted Online

Italian news blog Musica Metal has posted video footage of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA performing on July 11, 2008 at the Evolution Festival in Milan, Italy. Watch the clips below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Unia", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies....
July 15, 2008
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TRIXTER: Video Footage From ROCKLAHOMA, New Audio Interview With STEVE BROWN Available

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown was a guest on last night's (Saturday, July 12) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". Brown spoke about the band's performance at the Rocklahoma festival as well as yesterday's stage collapses due to weather. Listen to the 12-minute chat below. "The Classic Metal Show" c...
July 13, 2008
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QUO VADIS Vocalist, Drummer, Bassist Quit

Stéphane Paré (vocals),Yanic Bercier (drums) and Dominic "Forest" Lapointe (bass) of the Montreal-based technical death metallers QUO VADIS have announced their departure from the band. In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Paré explained, "As of today, July 13th, we are officially leaving t...
July 13, 2008
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LORDI To Release 'Bite It Like A Bulldog' Single Next Month

Finland's Sony BMG will release the new single from LORDI, "Bite It like a Bulldog", on August 13. The song comes off the Finnish hard rock monsters' new album, which is scheduled for release in North America on October 28 via The End Records. The as-yet-untitled CD "will showcase the band's tradema...
July 12, 2008
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INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST: More Bands Confirmed

Following a successful 2007 debut, the Indianapolis Metal Fest is returning this September 26 and 27 to prove itself as the Midwest's premiere metal festival. The festival includes an assortment of headliner-status and personally chosen unsigned artists, including three bands that will be making the...
July 10, 2008
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KITTIE, DIVINE HERESY, DEW-SCENTED Confirmed For INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST

Following a successful 2007 debut, the Indianapolis Metal Fest is returning this September 26 and 27 to prove itself as the Midwest's premiere metal festival. The festival includes an assortment of headliner-status and personally-chosen unsigned artists, including three bands that will be making the...
July 9, 2008
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ZONARIA Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The group has just entered the studio to record its second full-length album, tentatively due later in the year. Commented the band: "It is amazing how all this hard work paid off, and we can guarantee you g...
July 8, 2008
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New L.A. GUNS Singer Talks About Upcoming Album

After the departure of Paul Black, L.A. GUNS was left voiceless and found themselves about to enter the studio and embark on a tour with a frontman. Luckily for them, the band had already been working closely with singer/songwriter Marty Casey on their new project. In June the band announced that Ca...
July 7, 2008
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CANDLEMASS Guitarist Selling 'Piece Of Doom Metal History'

CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman is selling the white "Candlemass skull" Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar that he used on the band's Grammis award-winning (Swedish Grammy equivalent) comeback album in 2005. The axe, which was also used at a number of live shows that year, comes with a Seymour...
July 4, 2008
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

A new audio interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar) and Howard Jones (vocals) has been posted online at ListenIn.org. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE is expected to spend most of the rest of 2008 writing and recording material for its new album, tentatively due early next year via Roadru...
July 1, 2008
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BURST Announces Dates In Russia, Ukraine

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update: "We're psyched beyond all sense to announce that the first BURST shows since forever and the first in the touring cycle for our coming album 'Lazarus Bird' will take us to Russia and Ukraine. These countries have a tradition of loving heavy tunes, but...
June 30, 2008
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BLOTTED SCIENCE: Rehearsal Fotage Posted Online

Instrumental extreme metal triumvirate BLOTTED SCIENCE, featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL) and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS),has released video footage (see below) of "Laser Lobotomy" and...
June 30, 2008